Soyinka Attacks Balarabe Musa Over Comment On Amotekun, Oduduwa Republic

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Tuesday condemned remark byformer governor of Old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, on the establishment of Amotekun by Southwest governors.

However, Soyinka said Musa was wrong about his assertion on the reason Amotekun was established by the Southwest region.

“Such acts turn out in the end to be based on nothing but fears, sometimes generated by guilt over past injustices, such as inequitable dealing.

“That is the basis of tragedy, towards which nations are propelled by a partial, or wrongful reading of socio-political realities and – history. I would like to see this nation avoid such a blunder. So, I am certain, would Balarabe Musa.

“He said the midwives of Amotekun had repeatedly acknowledged that theirs is only a contribution towards a crisis of escalating proportions and that other states should be encouraged to emulate, not misread such initiatives, then demonize them by false attributions, saying “that is the certain recipe for tragedy.”